Joy DeWitt

A native of Canada, Joy received her B.A. in English and Communications from Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, British Columbia and her M.A in Design Marketing from Parsons School of Design in New York. She was first introduced to Classical Pilates while living in New York and began a regular practice when she moved to Norfolk, Virginia, working with a Power Pilates Certified Teacher with the goal of improving her posture due to childhood scoliosis. She was so pleased with the results that she decided to go a step further and become a teacher. She completed Power Pilates’ rigorous 600 Hour Comprehensive Certification and is certified to teach Beginner through to Advanced levels on all Apparatus and Mat. Joy is a member of Power Pilates® and the Pilates Method Alliance® (PMA), an international not for profit professional association for the Pilates method.

She teaches clients of all ages and fitness levels, many who turn to Pilates as a way to build a stronger core and increase their strength and flexibility and others because of chronic pain either due to illness or injury. Joy views her role as both a teacher and facilitator; to provide her clients with knowledge and discipline, “Being a teacher inspires me to do my best at what I do, to instill knowledge and empower those that surround me.”

Joy has called many cities home in the past including Vancouver, Toronto and New York. She now lives in St. Mary’s County in the city of California, Maryland with her husband, a Naval C2-A Aviator and their two cats. Joy considers herself a bit of an explorer and is fascinated by the natural world and seeing animals in their true habitats. In recent years, she has traveled to Belize searching for jaguars, to Costa Rica hiking the rain forests, to South Africa searching for the ‘Big 5′ and to New Zealand traveling through both the North and South Islands. She is also a very active individual and loves to challenge herself in a variety of physical pursuits including hiking, cycling, cross country skiing, snowboarding and trapeze. Other interests include documentaries, live theater, fashion, cooking and all things Art Deco.